diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 088ba6ba..f2e972dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
 # will have compiled files and executables
 /target/
 
-# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
-# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
-Cargo.lock
-
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bea58c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
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+
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39230123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# cargo-features = ["strip"]
+
+[package]
+name = "ffplayout-engine-rs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = "0.8"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "ffplayout"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[profile.release]
+# strip = true
+lto = true
diff --git a/ffplayout.yml b/ffplayout.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32efc2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffplayout.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+general:
+    helptext: Sometimes it can happen, that a file is corrupt but still playable,
+        this can produce an streaming error over all following files. The only way
+        in this case is, to stop ffplayout and start it again. Here we only say when
+        it stops, the starting process is in your hand. Best way is a systemd service
+        on linux. 'stop_threshold' stop ffplayout, if it is async in time above this
+        value. A number below 3 can cause unexpected errors.
+    stop_threshold: 11
+
+mail:
+    helptext: Send error messages to email address, like missing playlist; invalid
+        json format; missing clip path. Leave recipient blank, if you don't need this.
+        'mail_level' can be WARNING or ERROR.
+    subject: Playout Error
+    smtp_server: mail.example.org
+    smtp_port: 587
+    sender_addr: ffplayout@example.org
+    sender_pass: abc123
+    recipient: null
+    mail_level: ERROR
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a3ccf23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mod utils;
+
+fn main() {
+    let config = utils::read_yaml();
+    println!("{:#?}", config);
+    //println!("{:?}", config.general.stop_threshold);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91163c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_yaml::{self};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub general: General,
+    pub mail: Mail,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct General {
+    pub helptext: String,
+    pub stop_threshold: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Mail {
+    pub helptext: String,
+    pub subject: String,
+    pub smtp_server: String,
+    pub smtp_port: u32,
+    pub sender_addr: String,
+    pub sender_pass: String,
+    pub recipient: String,
+    pub mail_level: String,
+}
+
+pub fn read_yaml() -> Config {
+    let f = std::fs::File::open("ffplayout.yml").expect("Could not open file.");
+    let config: Config = serde_yaml::from_reader(f).expect("Could not read values.");
+
+    config
+}